A Love Vest
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ALoveVest
SIZES: 12, 14, 16
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD“AUNT LYDIA’S” HEAVY RUG YARN7 (8, 8)—70 yd. skeins WhiteA few yds. Red
1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 8 and No. 10 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW
Aluminum Crochet Hook Size H5—¾ inch bone rings
GAUGE FOR No. 10 NEEDLES:7 sts = 2 inches5 rows = 1 inch
BACK: On No. 8 needles cast on 51 (55, 59) sts and work in seed st for 2 inches (seed st:1st ROW: K 1, * P 1, K 1, repeat from * across row. Repeat 1st row throughout). Change to No. 10 needles and work even for 12 inches.SHAPE ARMHOLES: Bind off 4 sts at beg of next 2 rows, then dec 1 st each side once. Work even for 7 (7½, 8) inches.SHAPE SHOULDERS: Bind off 6 (7, 8) sts at beg of next 4 rows, bind off remaining sts for back of neck.
RIGHT FRONT: On No. 8 needles cast on 29 (31, 33) sts. Work 2 inches in seed st. Change to No. 10 needles and work even for 12 inches.SHAPE ARMHOLE: Bind off 5 sts at beg of row, then dec 1 st at armhole side once. Continue even at armhole edge and dec 1 st at front edge every 3rd row 12 times. Work even until armhole measures 7 (7½, 8) inches.SHAPE SHOULDER: Bind off 6 (7, 8) sts every other row at armhole edge.
LEFT FRONT: Work to correspond to right front reversing shaping.
FINISHING: Block sections. Sew seams. Work 1 round of s c around each armhole. Work 2 rounds of s c all around edge working 5 buttonholes on right front in 1st row. (Buttonhole: ch 3, skip 2 sts, s c in next st; in following round work 1 s c in each st of ch at buttonholes.)
BUTTONS: Work s c over bone ring, cut yarn, draw sts tog. Sew in place. With Red ch 7 or 8, sl st in back loop of each ch, cut yarn. Form letters as illustrated and sew in place to buttons. Finish last button with a french knot.
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